| 释义 |
phrasefaff[faffed, faffed, faffing]
faff about/around
faff about/around BrE informal to waste time doing unnecessary things, especially when you should be doing something else instead: Have you nearly finished faffing around in the bathroom? We spent the whole morning faffing about trying to find a garage.■ SIMILAR TO: mess around/about informal, fart around/about informal, putz around AmE informal
faff aboutTo waste time or procrastinate by doing something unproductive or unhelpful; to fool around or spend time idly. Primarily heard in UK. Would you quit faffing about and give me a hand cleaning the house? I should have started this essay last week, but I've been faffing about with my new video game console. faff aroundTo waste time or procrastinate by doing something unproductive or unhelpful; to fool around or spend time idly. Primarily heard in UK. Would you quit faffing around and give me a hand cleaning the house? I should have started this essay last week, but I've been faffing around with my new video game console. |